Pleopis polyphemoides
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Pleopis polyphemoides   (Leuckart, 1859)

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Branchiopoda | Onychopoda | Podonidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; brackish.  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Tropical to subtropical.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 95781); 0.5 cm TL (female)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Parthenogenetic females were abundant in May, reproduction occurs in June, males disappear by early July. Gametogenetic females were also found in October.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Criales-Hernández, M.I., R. Schwamborn, M. Graco, P. Ayón, H.-J. Hirche and M. Wolff 2008 Zooplankton vertical distribution and migration off central Peru in relation to the oxygen minimum layer. Helgo Mar Res 62 (Suppl 1):S85-S100. (Ref. 92815)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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Estimates based on models

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

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